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AFC East · Season 2026

Buffalo Bills.

Archetype · Weak-Link Weekly

Talent pockets; coaching or coordination gap keeps outcomes volatile.

The shape
255075BUFPass ORun OPass DRun D
Pass O
86
Run O
81
Pass D
76
Run D
78
Overall
67.6
range 39.595.8

Resources on the table

2026 cap committed
$268M
#22 committed
2026 Day 1-2 picks
2
7 total
2026 draft capital
7
even on trades

Units

QB
95
OL
72
WR
87
RB / TE
96
D-Line
84
Spine
75
CB
77

Composite

Coverage
75
Pass rush
84
Skill
94

On the sideline

★ New
HC
66
Joe Brady
★ New
OC
69
Pete Carmichael Jr.
★ New
DC
69
Jim Leonhard

Cadence’s scouting report

Sean McDermott coached nine years in Buffalo without reaching a Super Bowl, a testament to consistency that seventy-five thousand Bills fans signed a Change.org petition to preserve within days of his firing. Brandon Beane, who built every one of those rosters, was retained and promoted to President of Football Operations, a title the Pegulas invented roughly three minutes after deciding someone else was the problem. Joe Brady was promoted to head coach; his first act was announcing on Pat McAfee that he could not wait for Josh Allen to throw an interception so he could celebrate with the defense, a line he un-said the next morning. The offense has been cautious with Allen for three seasons. It would be ideal if Brady let Superman out of the phone booth before the exit.